The Legacy of Luther

Martin Luther was one of the most influential men of his day. When he posted a series of theses on the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, Germany, he was merely inviting debate. He set off something much larger. The Protestant Reformation that began with his posting of the Ninety-Five Theses reshaped Europe, redirected Christian history, and recovered the truth of God’s Word. Five hundred year…

John Calvin: A Heart of Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology

John Calvin's name evokes powerful images, most of them negative. In the minds of many, he is perceived as an ivory-tower theologian who was harsh and unreasonable, the driving force behind a dangerous theological system. In this volume, Burk Parsons and eighteen other leading Reformed pastors and scholars authoritatively reveal the truth about Calvin and his teaching - that he was humble, cari…

The Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics

The Puritans are frequently maligned but seldom understood. Far from the dour malcontents they are often portrayed to be, most Puritans were wholesomely engaged in life. This book is designed to introduce you to a wide range of influential Puritan writers and a representative work for each that pushes through stereotypes to the heart and soul of these Christian pastors and theologians. With a c…

Living for God's Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism

The theological system known as Calvinism is often caricatured as harsh, dour, and illogical. But as Dr. Joel R. Beeke argues in this important new book, this image could not be further from the truth. Beeke, a pastor, educator, editor, and prolific author, shows instead that Calvinism is a theology that is firmly rooted in Scripture and works its way out into every area of the believer's life.…

Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography?

Famous for setting in motion the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther is often lifted high as a hero or condemned as a rebel. But underneath it all, he was a man of flesh and blood, with a deep longing to live for God. This biography by respected Reformation scholar Herman Selderhuis captures Luther in his original context and follows him on his spiritual journey, from childhood through the Re…

John Calvin: A Sixteenth Century Portrait

Historians have credited—or blamed—Calvinism for many developments in the modern world, including capitalism, modern science, secularization, democracy, individualism, and unitarianism. These same historians, however, have largely ignored John Calvin the man. When people consider him at all, they tend to view him as little more than the joyless tyrant of Geneva who created an abstract theol…

Early Christian Fathers

This selection of writings from early church leaders includes work by Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Athenagoras, and Justin Martyr. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theologi…

Childhood Education in The Church

Here is a new, comprehensive look at the broad range of topics related to the field of childhood education. Written by a wide variety of experts in Christian education, this volume has been designed for use in teacher training classes and in professional training in Bible colleges and seminaries. This will be a constant reference tool for the professional educator. The latest developments in t…

He is in Heaven

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Hard Cover, 226 lm, 14.7x21.4cm

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The Story of J. W. Tucker, Martyred Missionary to the Congo, Told By His Widow

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266.023

Living With Apocalypse: Spiritual Resources for Social

This breakthrough book offers a contemplative perspective on contemporary social problems. Living with Apocalypse discerns guidelines for courageous attitudes and actions in our time of seemingly imminent social and political upheaval in the midst of an escalating arms race. It offers the resources— scriptural, theological, contemplative, historical, familial, and personal— needed to confro…